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RICHARD BUREL
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Richard Burel is a member of The Bath Society of Artists,
and in 2003, won the Society's Public Choice Prize. He has
exhibited widely, including shows at The Royal Birmingham Society
of Artists and The Royal Society of Artists at the Mall
Gallery, in London.
Richard Burel was born in Rouen, France, in 1974. A brilliant mixed-media artist, he specialises in townscapes. His busy scenes with their quirky figures draw us in, to the point where we begin to realise the ordinary can be extraordinary. Extensively travelled, Richard's work is inspired by the architecture he sees and the different colours, tones and textures of these structures. Completely self-taught, his unique paintings are humorous with simple narratives that are characterised and brought to life by the introduction of figures and detail that have amused him or fired his imagination. He works mainly in acrylic, using a palette knife, adding pastels, inks and collage to the painting as it develops, to give texture and depth to the vivid colours that typify his work. You always feel that you would like to visit, or indeed re-visit, a Richard Burel scene. |
